Benjamin Fenster

Software Developer

UVM Computer Science Department

While I was a student at the University of Vermont, the Computer
Science department sported a website that was desperately in need of
an overhaul. In an era of automation, databases, and stylesheets, the
department's site lagged more than a decade behind the mainstream
technologies found across the web.

As the president of the Computer Science Student Association, I
proposed replacing the site from the ground up. I offered a fully
functional replacement site, with all my own programming, and a
diverse slate of visual designs by Emily Rehmeyer.

The department chair at the time was so vehemently opposed to using
the established and prevailing web technologies, however, that the
department rejected the site on the basis that it used CSS.

Rather than let this great piece of web engineering become
completely forgotten, I've documented its most impressive features
here. Visit the pages in the menu on the left for details.